Funeral Songs

"Come on Up to the House" - Tom Waits

My dad said he wanted 'Time for Me To Fly' and some songs by Buckethead played at his funeral. Scary thought, I know, but if anything our exit should be more graceful than our entrance. Its giving me reverse anxiety though. Every time I hear Fly by Night I think of Time for me to Fly and then I think of my dad trapped in ashes. [cremation for us].

Im being morbid. And depressing. I want the Porpoise Song played at my funeral. The number one song.


My, my the clock in the sky is pounding away
Theres so much to say
A face, a voice, an overdub has no choice
And it cannot rejoice

Wanting to be, to hear and to see
Crying to the sky

But the porpoise is laughing good-bye, good-bye
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye

Clicks, clacks
Riding the backs of giraffes for laughs is alright for a while
The ego sings of castles and kings and things
That go with a life of style

Wanting to feel, to know what is real
Living is a lie

But the porpoise is waiting good-bye, good-bye
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye